DC under cover

[Willem Blees]

Andrew

Getting a humidistat control on the DC is probably the answer I am looking for. The difference between your situation and mine, however, is that the piano will be covered up for 2 or 3 months at a time. Thanks for the info.


Wim

-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew and Rebeca Anderson <anrebe at sbcglobal.net>
To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Thu, 22 May 2008 9:23 am
Subject: Re: DC under cover



Wim,
I've got an S&S D here with an undercover and a piano cover.? The control on DCs works well.? It took the undercover to get the darn thing to stabilize.

Andrew Anderson

At 12:41 PM 5/22/2008, you wrote:

One of my client has a small grand with a Piano Disc sitting in the living room, overlooking the ocean. The dealer suggested to her to keep the PD turned on all the time to help keep the moisture away. The piano also has a string cover to protect the strings. When she called to set up an appointment she mentioned that she and her husband go the mainland for 2 or 3 months at a time, several times a year, and wanted to know what else she could do to protect her new piano. I suggested a full piano cover, which she is getting.? 

I asked the dealer if he thought leaving the PD turned on the whole time she is gone would be a good idea, especially with a full piano cover, and he said no. So I want to put a DC under the piano. But most DC are on pianos that are open, so the air can circulate. So my question is, would the heat of the DC do damage to a piano that has a full cover on it? Because of the constant wind from the ocean, the temperature in the house doesn't fluctuate too much, from about 75 - 80. 

Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT
Piano Tuner/Technician
Honolulu, HI
Author of 
The Business of Piano Tuning
available from Potter Press
www.pianotuning.com
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